Game #3587
Wednesday, 26 March 1980
Attendance: 17,956
Won
Division One
5th= (+1)
Norwich City
LLLDW
Villa Park
Despite internationals being played at the same time, injury hit Villa have to face Norwich but record their first win in seven as they have to dip into the depths of the reserves, one of whom, Robert Hopkins, scores on debut.
Aston Villa
2-0
Norwich City
Assist(s) | Not recorded |
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
1’ Debut, Pat Heard
HT Aston Villa 0-0 Norwich City
Goal, 1-0, Gordon Cowans
Sub off, Ivor Linton, Sub on, Robert Hopkins DEBUT
Goal, 2-0, Robert Hopkins
FT Aston Villa 2-0 Norwich City
ON THIS DAY
Ron Saunders' Villa win for the first time in seven to make it thirteen wins, twelve draws and nine defeats in thirty four League matches this season. Meanwhile, midfielder Pat Heard made his Villa debut aged 20 after moving from Everton in October 1979 for a fee of £150,000.
Also appearing for the first time was midfielder Robert Hopkins who made a goalscoring debut from the subs bench aged 18 after joining from school football in June 1977.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Norwich City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1961–62
FIXTURE HISTORY
Norwich City
Previous 5 vs. Norwich: 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟨
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1979-80 |
Matchday | #44 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #305 |
Wednesday, 26 March 1980
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Ron Saunders |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 2-0 |
Last 5 Games | LLLDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders names an unchanged line up.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.34 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 32.15 |
Youngest Player |
CB Brendan Ormsby | 19.50 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 |
John Bond | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer |
RB Kenny Swain |
CB Allan Evans |
CB Ken McNaught |
CB Brendan Ormsby |
M Pat Heard |
M Ivor Linton |
W Tony Morley |
M Colin Gibson |
M Gordon Cowans |
M Des Bremner |
Norwich City
GK Roger Hansbury | 🏴 |
CB Phil Hoadley | 🏴 |
CB Kevin Bond | 🏴 |
CB David Jones | 🏴 |
D Mark Nightingale | 🏴 | 🔁 |
LB Greg Downs | 🏴 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
W Clive Woods | 🏴 |
F Alan Taylor | 🏴 |
F Keith Robson | 🏴 |
CF Justin Fashanu | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
M Robert Hopkins for M Ivor Linton |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | D Mark Nightingale | 🏴 | (M Graham Paddon | 🏴 |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
None
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 6 |
Alex Cropley |
Frank Carrodus |
Mike Pejic |
Brian Little |
Dennis Mortimer |
Gary Shaw |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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MATCHDAY QUOTES